- Long term users of LIC genetics continue to outstrip long term users of ‘largely non-LIC replacement semen’ when it comes to the rate of genetic gain – these gains are cumulative and permanent, delivering long-term benefits into the future.
- All our catalogued bulls are carefully selected to boost productivity, enhance efficiency, and future-proof your farming business.
- The following pages in this catalogue offer customised solutions for every cow in your herd.
Breed your highest-genetic-merit cows with elite LIC sires to accelerate genetic gain, while optimising returns from lower-merit cows.
Sexed Semen
Generate more heifer calves from your top performers, early!
Drive faster rates of genetic gain to maximise cow efficiency and meet emissions intensity reduction targets.
Our fresh-sexed Premier Sires(R) teams are expertly selected to drive improved cow efficiency and better herd improvement outcomes on farm.
Premier Sires - Forward Pack
Increase your herd’s genetic value with Premier Sires, a cost-effective and convenient way to mate your herd with New Zealand’s top bulls.
SGL
As an alternative to natural mating bulls, use SGL on all cows at the tail-end of mating, and use on cows that rank, for example, in the lower 20% of your herd on gBW.
Tighten next season’s calving spread for both productivity and reproduction (fertility) gains.
More revenue through up to 12 extra days in milk.
- (12 days x 1.87 kgMS/day x $10.00
(forecast payout)= $224.40)
Beef
Select dairy-beef straws for use over lower-end cows to deliver calves with high beef genetic merit.
Aim for progeny that are easily identifiable, saleable, and meet financial management and sustainability targets for calf rearers, finishers, and beef processors.
- To provide options and increase selection pressure, aim for 110% of required replacements each year.
- DNA parentage verification avoids mis-mothering.
- Drive genetic progress, and minimise herd replacement costs, by identifying and retaining calves with desirable genetic traits; GeneMark® Genomics predicts animal performance well before the heifer's first herd test (and the equivalent of an animal with two years worth of herd test data under her belt).
